REPUBLIC ACTS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7901 - AN ACT
CREATING REGION XIII TO BE KNOWN AS THE CARAGA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Section
1. The provinces of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur,
Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and the cities of Butuan and
Surigao are hereby constituted to form Region XIII to be known as the
Caraga Region.

Sec. 2. The regional center of the Caraga Region
shall be established in Butuan City where the national offices shall be
located except for the Bureau of Mines and the Bureau of Fisheries and
Aquatic Resources, which shall be situated in Surigao City, and the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, which shall be
situated in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.

Sec. 3. As a result of the transfer of Surigao del
Sur to Region XIII, the Province of Sultan Kudarat shall now form part
of Region XI.

Sec. 4. The same privileges under the rules and
regulations covering regions shall remain in force.